Homebound: The Long-Term Rise in Time Spent at Home Among U.S. Adults

Re:Homebound: The Long-Term Rise in Time Spent at Home Among... by arccy on Monday August 19, 2024 @02:20PM (#41293390)

  - churches: not really for the non religious
  - libraries: not if you want to actually talk to people
  - parks: only if the weather cooperates
  - certain community recreational facilities: spend money? too activity oriented
  - gyms: same as above

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Re:Homebound: The Long-Term Rise in Time Spent at Home Among... by 01HNNWZ0MV43FF on Monday August 19, 2024 @04:10PM (#41294199)

We could agree that libraries don't have to be quiet anymore. It's not perfect but it's easy, and then a bunch of towns would suddenly have really nice public community centers.

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Re:Homebound: The Long-Term Rise in Time Spent at Home Among... by mjyoon on Monday August 19, 2024 @02:38PM (#41293552)

The original poster said "spend a ton of money" (those places you spend money but not a "ton") and I've included churches as an example. This short list isn't comprehensive. Also, have you been to a library recently? There are now spaces where you can socialize and meet.

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Re:Homebound: The Long-Term Rise in Time Spent at Home Among... by shiroiushi on Monday August 19, 2024 @09:46PM (#41296068)

>The original poster said "spend a ton of money" (those places you spend money but not a "ton")

Then why'd you put gyms in your list? You DO have to spend a ton of money to get a gym membership. And you can't cancel it because you have to sign a ridiculous contract and basically file a lawsuit to end the membership (not really, but it seems almost this bad).

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Re:Homebound: The Long-Term Rise in Time Spent at Home Among... by vel0city on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @11:47AM (#41301104)

> You DO have to spend a ton of money to get a gym membership.

I've been off and on user of several different gyms over the years. I don't recall actually paying for a gym membership myself. It's usually been a gym at my apartment complex, or a gym at the office park where I work, or my employer covered a gym membership, or I got it through health insurance.

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